Saudi Arabian Aramco's Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Sunday he sees oil demand rebounding in Asia as economies gradually open up after the easing of coronavirus lockdowns. ( read original story ...)
Oil prices back on the rise on U.S. stimulus hopes, Iraq output cut
Oil prices climbed in early trade on Monday, clawing back over half of Friday's losses, on hopes for a stimulus deal to shore up the U.S. economic recovery and a pledge from Iraq to deepen its crude ... ( read original story ...)
Testing royal taboos: inside Thailand’s new youth protests
Over two days of video calls earlier this month, about a dozen students from Thailand’s Kasetsart and Mahanakorn universities debated whether to break a taboo that could land them in jail: openly ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Thailand’s rich ‘Hi-So’ elite unfazed by pandemic’s economic scourge
With tourism and exports in free fall, Thailand’s economy could shrivel by as much as 10 per cent this year, but there are plenty in the Southeast Asian nation who are ‘financially immune’. ( read original story ...)
Iran for expanding ties with BD
Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqher Ghalibaf has expressed his country's desire to strengthen relations with Bangladesh on all fronts."It is hoped that with our concerted efforts, our ... ( read original story ...)
China, Iran, Russia interfering in US election to sway votes
China, Russia and Iran are interfering in the US election using “covert and overt influence” to sway voters’ preferences and perspectives, the National Counterintelligence and Security Centre Director ... ( read original story ...)
VIETNAM : VITADAIRY CAMPAIGN “PROTECT DOCTORS 24H” PHOTO TOOK THE INTERNET BY STORM
VITADAIRY CAMPAIGN "PROTECT DOCTORS 24H" PHOTO TOOK THE INTERNET BY STORMPR NewswireHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Aug. ( read original story ...)
Philippines Needs $31.8 Billion Recovery Plan, Lawmaker Says
The Philippines needs 1.56 trillion pesos ($31.8 billion) to help it recover from a record economic contraction, according to a lawmaker as investors say a stimulus is needed to ease bearish market ... ( read original story ...)
Russia offers to supply Philippines with COVID-19 vaccine
Russia is willing to supply a coronavirus vaccine to the Philippines, or team up with a local firm to mass produce it, its ambassador to Manila said on Friday, as infections in the Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s legacy of forced labor haunts ties with neighbors
TOKYO (AP) — For years, Yeom Chan-soon was haunted by the cracking sound of a leather belt eating into the flesh of a fellow Korean mine worker being punished for trying to escape from ... ( read original story ...)